Obamacare Hurts Young People Most Of All

Op-ed by Eli Miller

For many college students, their first taste of "the real world" is coming courtesy of the negative impacts of Obamacare. And for these young people, the taste is bitter as they come face-to-face with the reality that Obamacare is becoming the cause rather than the cure for many of their economic and healthcare woes.

Obamacare was sold to Ohioans as a means to make health care more affordable and more accessible. Unfortunately, this has not turned out to be the case. It fact this poorly-conceived and poorly executed law has had the opposite effect. Obamacare has been particularly devastating for young people who are being hurt in the short-term with reduced hours at work and lost job opportunities. In addition, these young people will be left holding the bag to pay for Obamacare in the long-term.

We have heard from college students all over Ohio who are hurting and afraid they will not be able to find employment as a direct result of Obamacare. They clearly have reasons to be concerned.

The National Small Business Association recently released its 2014 Small Business Health Care Survey. The survey reveals that 91% of respondents reported an increase in the costs of their health plans at their most recent renewal.

One in four small businesses saw cost increases exceeding 20% at their most recent renewal. When asked specifically about the Affordable Care Act, small businesses reported spending on average 13 hours and a monthly cost of $1,274 to understand the law.

But perhaps worst of all, one-third of these small businesses say they are purposefully not growing as a result of Obamacare!

In addition, a recent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report showed that because of Obamacare more than 2 million full-time jobs will be lost. Obamacare carries with it 21 new tax increases, amounting to $1 trillion in new taxes, while still leaving 31 million Americans uninsured.

Obamacare is destroying opportunities for young people.

In an effort to take this message all over the state so that everyone understands the crisis Obamacare is wreaking on our college campuses, we put together the website - http://obamacarecampuscrisis.com/ - where everyone can get the facts about Obamacare's negative impact on young people, directly from them, and sign our petition to fight back.

ObamaCare deals a brutal blow to the physical and financial health of Ohio's youth. Get the facts and find out what you can do at http://obamacarecampuscrisis.com/.

Eli Miller is state director of Americans For Prosperity Ohio. Follow him on Twitter at @EliHMiller.

I hope your son isn't one of those who are under the false impression they can pay the penalty, and just buy insurance if they get sick because they think they can't be turned-down. The truth¹ is that you can't buy Obamacare after the Open Enrollment Period. From the official Obamacare web site we read:▌ It's important to remember that someone who pays the penalty▌ doesn't have any health insurance coverage. They still will▌ be responsible for 100% of the cost of their medical care.▌▌ After open enrollment ends on March 31, 2014, they won't be▌ able to get health coverage through the Marketplace until▌ the next annual enrollment period, unless they have a▌ qualifying life event.

__________¹ The truth as president Obama say it when we went to bed last night. Subject to change with the stroke of a pen after payment, uh I mean campaign donation by unions or others is received by the 2016 Obama re-re-election campaign finance committee.

@drpeeper ... And absolutely nothing positive in sight for the near future.Obama got what he wanted out of America, and now has abandoned the people.He had the money behind him and he promised to take from the rich and give to the poor (Robin Hood Complex or RHC for short) which bought him the Presidency. No one asked how he would do it. Obama never thought beyond being the first black President.And in a few years he will just go away and leave America holding the bag.Young people, and more minorities are are starting to see his lies and hopefully see that the entire party backed his lies.Although today many try to distance themselves from Obama.

"It fact this poorly-conceived and poorly executed law has had the opposite effect. Obamacare has been particularly devastating for young people"What's hilarious is that this quote comes from the geriatric Koch brothers, who haven't had a clue what "young people" think in over 50 years.

@NormalFlora well it seems that they have a clue. Obamacare enrollment showing exceptually bad numbers, and especially with young people, even though they call the age range of 18-35 the toung people, which is laughable.

Of course Obamacare is hurting young people more. It's intended purpose was just that! The bigger question is:Will our young people learn from this?Most likely NO. All young generations are born with "rose colored glasses". Many learn quickly how to remove them. This younger generation's glasses appear to be permanently installed. They are now just waiting for their participant trophy to tell them just how good they've been. Sad!

Obama cares about power, changing this country into a socialist country, and Obama. Can't wait to see what crisis erupts prior to his leaving office that will require his staying for another 4-10 decades like his other commie dictator counterparts.

Odumbasscare is nothing but a scam. A bald faced liar sold this scam to a bunch of leftist fools and apathetic, ignorant people who believed his lies. They were warned time after time what this scam would do, yet they bought the bald faced lies of a corrupt and inept devotee of socialism. Now they will reap what they sowed. The only problem is that the scam, the corrupt lying messiah and the ignorant masses will bring the rest of us down with them. Alas, this is the outcome of socialism. It spreads the wealth and the misery.

@maxpsfund1 what about my post is not true? Yeah, socialist countries have "free" healthcare for all. Now do some research and find out how long it takes to see a doctor(months). Do some research and see how bad the rationing is. In England if you need a knee replacement but are retired, you don't get it. You go to the back of the line to languish in wait. In mass., their wait time to see their GP is twice as long as it is in states without "healthcare for all."

WE all knew this years ago, we tried to tell them and they laughed at us, called us names and demonized us. Sorry, I am having a real hard time dredging up any sympathy for them. It's not like they weren't warned. But, no, Obama was "Kool", he went on SNL, The Daily Show, Leno and was soooooooo Kool and he was snarky toward those parental types (Us) who thought we knew better. So, sorry kiddies, you got duped, lied to and manipulated. But keep voting in more of the same, that'll make things better.

outstanding report, and now we have a new generation of GOP life long voters. happens every generation, vote for the liberal guru until you look in your wallet and then you run down to change your party affiliation.

Free collage for inmates and felons - if you break the law or climb the fence - Free education - Free healthcare. If your an average working - collage aged American - good luck - Obamacare was meant to ensnare the young and healthy - read about how the Obamacare system works - they need the young and healthy to subsidize the immigrant's and felons.

Except the only problem with their plan is that they didn't realize that SOMEONE has to be making money to pay for all the leeches ... if the college grads can't get jobs, who's going to pull the wagon?

The best advice I heard for the young was the advice a doctor gave to his three children all who were at the point they needed insurance. He suggested that rather than sign up for insurance which had very high deductibles they should set aside a monthly amount equal to the monthly payment for insurance and then use that money for their medical needs. He added that he would bet the amount they used would be far less than the deductible they would pay if they got the insurance. Sounds smart to me for young and healthy folks.